Yankee Jims, California

Yankee Jims (also, Yankee Jim and Yankee Jim's)[2] is a small community in Placer County, California.[1]

Yankee Jims
Unincorporated community
Yankee Jims
Location in California
Yankee Jims
Yankee Jims (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°01′46″N 120°51′42″W
Country United States
State California
CountyPlacer County
Elevation2,582 ft (787 m)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total18
Reference no.398

It lies at an elevation of 2582 feet (787 m) in the Sierra Nevada foothills.[1] Yankee Jims is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west-northwest of Foresthill.[2]

History

Yankee Jims was once one of the largest mining camps in Placer County during the California Gold Rush. The Yankee Jim's post office operated from 1852 to 1940.[2] The name comes from an Australian criminal who hid stolen horses at the site before gold was discovered there.[2]

The town site is marked by California Historical Landmark #398,[3] located on a ridge between the North and Middle forks of the American River.[4]

Yankee Jims today is a small town composed simply of a cluster of homes. Its population was 18 in 2016.

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yankee Jims, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 579. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. "Yankee Jims". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  4. Mildred Brooke Hoover, Douglas E. Kyle, Historic spots in California, Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, 2002. pp. 279-280


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